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5. Ecodesign legal rules
"The only justification for packaging is to provide a service superior to the constraints it generates" Éric Rocher .
The legal ecodesign requirements of Directive 94/62 of December 20, 1994 were transposed by Decree 98-638 of July 20, 1998, which reproduces the provisions of the Directive down to the last comma, unless otherwise indicated below. This decree has been codified in articles R543-42 et seq. of the Environment Code, and in article R543-73 for criminal fines.
There are three requirements in the original version of Directive 94/62:
reduction at source: limiting the weight and volume of packaging...
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Bibliography
- (1) - Mc DONOUGH (W.), BRAUNGART (M.) - Cradle to Cradle, Créer et recycler à l'infini, - Éditions Alternatives, Collection Manifestô (2011), 230 pages. Ouvrage un petit peu ancien mais ouvrage de référence qui préfère envisager la vie des emballages du « berceau au berceau » plutôt que du « berceau à la tombe ». Des solutions...
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Official European standards for the implementation of Directive 94/62 of 1er December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste:
- Packaging – Requirements for the use of European standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste (AFNOR classification index: H60-005) - NF EN 13427 - (octobre 2004)
- Packaging – Specific manufacturing and composition requirements – Prevention through source reduction (AFNOR...
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